Leadership

Yale Loh

Chief Financial Officer pro tem

Yale is responsible for overseeing Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Operations (Payroll, the ISC and Procurement), the Transformation Office, and the Enterprise Risk & Assurance Offices.

John Metras

Chief Campus Operations Officer pro tem

John is responsible for overseeing Facilities, Safety & Risk Services, and VPFO Strategy, Planning & Performance. He has over 20 years of experience in facilities development and operations including his previous roles as Managing Director, Infrastructure Development and Director of UBC Plant Operations (now Building Operations).

Rae Ann Aldridge

Executive Director, Safety & Risk Services

Rae Ann is responsible for Safety and Risk Services at UBC which supports the identification, assessment and management of all types of risk across the organization and oversees the security of all our campuses.

Nicole Liddell

Managing Director, Strategy, Planning & Performance

Nicole will serve as a key VPFO advisor and integrator, leading HR, Communications, Change Management, and Strategic/Performance Planning to drive operational effectiveness, service excellence, accountability, and organizational alignment.

Penelope Penner

Interim Director, Human Resources

Penny Penner oversees the VPFO HR team and provides senior leadership and support within the VPFO to promote the University’s people practices.

Allen Amyotte

Interim Chief Enterprise Risk & Assurance Officer

Allen leads the Enterprise Risk & Assurance (ERA) division at UBC, which oversees Enterprise Risk Management, Advisory, Assurance, and Financial Fraud Risk Management for the university.

Doug Cheung

Treasurer pro tem

Doug leads the VPFO Treasury group, which includes Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis and Cash & Debt Management and Budgeting and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

Sarah Goold

Financial Transformation pro tem

Sarah oversees the Transformation & Strategy team to advance a variety of transformation initiatives aimed at modernizing processes and aligning operations with UBC’s strategic goals.

Brad Klaiber

Senior Director, Accounting & Compliance

Brad is responsible for leading the VPFO Financial Reporting team.

Robert Einarson

Associate Vice-President, Finance & Operations, Okanagan

Rob’s primary responsibilities include overseeing the Okanagan campus finance and operations work and coordinating activities with the Vancouver campus.